The Effect of Kinesiotaping Therapy Augmented with Pelvic Tilting Exercises on Low Back Pain in Primigravidas During the Third Trimester

Objective: The study was designed to evaluate the analgesic effect and possible adverse effects of kinesiotaping augmented with pelvic tilting exercises on low-back pain in primigravidas during the last trimester. Patients and methods: Sixty primigravidas in third trimester suffering from low back pain. Their age ranged from 25-35 years with mean value (29.08± 5.08), ranged from 29 to 37 weeks gestation with mean value (30.7± 4.96) and their body mass index not exceeding 40 Kg/m2 with mean value (34.21± 6.96). The subjects were selected from the obstetric outpatient clinic, Kasr El-Aini Hospital, Faculty of medicine, Cairo University. All the women were randomly divided into two equal groups in numbers. Group A (control group) 30 women and Group B (study group) 30 women. All women in both groups received pelvic tilting exercises and postural advices however group B received kinesio taping techniques prescribed for low back pain during pregnancy for two weeks, in two applications each of them continued for three days with one day as rest in between them, in additional to pelvic tilting exercises and postural advices as group A. All patients in both groups were evaluated for pain severity, functional disability and the curvature of the lumbar region before participation in the study and after two consective weeks. Results: The results of both groups (A and B), in (VAS) and Oswestry disability questionnaire scores showed a highly significant (P<0.01) decreased in pain scores both groups, but for Oswestry disability questionnaire scores in group A pre and post treatment results there was no significant difference. However, there was a highly significant decreased (P<0.01) in group (B) compared to group (A) after the end 14th day of the treatment in pain and functional disability scores respectively. Group (A) showed a highly significant (P<0.01) increased in the degree of lumbar lordosis results while, group (B) showed significant (P< 0.05) increased in the degree of lumbar lordosis results, Also, ...